Definition of lapdog in English:

lapdog

nounˈlapdɒɡˈlæpˌdɔɡ

1A small pampered pet dog.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was at the Berteliére that I observed lapdogs at every table and decided to take Gregory into the dining room - telling him he was far too big to sit on my lap and would have to make himself as inconspicuous as possible.
- No doubt a tale of jealousy, murder and suicide makes the perfect complement to a lovely summer evening: the audience lolling on the lawn, lapdogs yapping as characters attack each other.
- In the 1813 painting that serves as her book's striking dust jacket, an elegant D. A. Derzhavina, tiny lapdog on her arm, gestures proudly to a magnificent estate standing in the distance across a lush green landscape.
- Or maybe not, because he's busy living in the moment with his peaceful lapdog Maui, forging a human-canine spiritual connection that no game of fetch could afford.
- I mused on this for a while, not noticing the gentle brush of the wind on my cheeks, the insistent yapping of a nearby rat-like lapdog, nor the rumble of the Suburban traffic.
- There is no doubt that in the canine afterlife, Maltese poodles are the lapdogs that inhabit level nine of Dante's vision of hell.
- This is a world of lace, lapdogs, knee-breeches trimmed with silk ribbons, rich textures, glowing colour and shadows pregnant with meaning.
- Hey, Britney… what are you going to call your little lapdog?
- As the men got older, a woman's influence sometimes softened at least the canine profile, usually via a cute lapdog to complement hubby's Cujo.
- My dog wouldn't be some little barking lapdog, it would be a full-size, slobbery, jumps up on you and gets you muddy dog.
- Why is it that right about now I feel as if I was just scolded by one of those Fifth Avenue Ladies Who Lunch because I almost stepped on her pet lapdog, as she was in between ‘shopping adventures’?
- Fluffy white lapdogs, of the sort seen in the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, seem to have been the most popular.
- St Tropez conjures up images of topless beaches, the super-rich and their lapdogs, luxury yachts, blondes, leathery millionaire playboys and champagne-soaked debauchery.
- In LA, they don't tell you to reach out to your fellow humans, they tell you to spend time with your lapdog.
- There are cuboid watermelons and giant tomatoes, as well as little vignette inserts punctuating the picture - a fruit fly, a strand of human DNA, a repulsive overbred lapdog framed in a prize-winning blue rosette.
1. 1.1 A person or organization which is influenced or controlled by another.
  the government and its media lapdogs
  Example sentencesExamples
  Will its members just be lapdogs, or withdraw their support for, and confidence in, the Labour Government?
  I was precise; she and most of her media lapdogs were not.
  The inference was that Japan needed to be a lapdog.
  I guess he wouldn't be able to work anywhere else, unless the media outlet needs a lapdog.
  But correcting those mistakes would require a far more sweeping re-examination of America's involvement in the Middle East than our foreign policy elites and their media lapdogs will ever permit.
  Prof. Mahmood rightly observes that the commission can either be a lapdog of the government of the day or the watchdog of the rights of the underprivileged.
  The lapdogs of the controlled press even have to take the time to waste column space ‘refuting’ what is becoming increasingly obvious to everyone.
  And so being a lapdog to the United States, or as he says deputy sheriff to the United States I think is an outrageous concept.
  Even earlier in the day he was chasing people up on leave forecasts - being the lapdog for Gavin even though he keeps telling all and sundry that he despises him.
  The Greens seem to think that Australia actually spending money on defense (unlike some pacific nations I could think of) makes them American lapdogs.
  I predict this is where you will get the lapdog of big business (yes, government) interfering.
  In other words, the so-called ethics watchdog was clearly always a lapdog.
  That's why I'll be watching closely to see how the lapdogs of the American media react to this story.
  I challenge those parties in the House who have come to the Chamber, like lapdogs for the Labour Government, to try to say they support this bill.
  Like lapdogs, most of the country's tabloid press fell into line.
  They will be faithful little lapdogs to their appointing masters.
  There will be no more political lapdogs subsumed by the larger party, but a mutually beneficial arrangement that serves the nation's interests.
  The leader does surround himself with lapdogs and sidekicks, people who have been involved in attempted rape, paedophilia, wife battering.
  How can the Minister assure us that that board will be well representative of the profession, and that its members will not simply be the Government's lapdogs.
  With all the talk we hear constantly about the ‘liberal’ media, the truth is that the media generally acts as a lapdog and bullhorn for the government.

Definition of lapdog in US English:

lapdog

(also lap dog)

nounˈlapˌdôɡˈlæpˌdɔɡ

1A small dog kept as a pet.
Example sentencesExamples
- My dog wouldn't be some little barking lapdog, it would be a full-size, slobbery, jumps up on you and gets you muddy dog.
- There is no doubt that in the canine afterlife, Maltese poodles are the lapdogs that inhabit level nine of Dante's vision of hell.
- I mused on this for a while, not noticing the gentle brush of the wind on my cheeks, the insistent yapping of a nearby rat-like lapdog, nor the rumble of the Suburban traffic.
- St Tropez conjures up images of topless beaches, the super-rich and their lapdogs, luxury yachts, blondes, leathery millionaire playboys and champagne-soaked debauchery.
- Fluffy white lapdogs, of the sort seen in the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, seem to have been the most popular.
- Why is it that right about now I feel as if I was just scolded by one of those Fifth Avenue Ladies Who Lunch because I almost stepped on her pet lapdog, as she was in between ‘shopping adventures’?
- Hey, Britney… what are you going to call your little lapdog?
- In LA, they don't tell you to reach out to your fellow humans, they tell you to spend time with your lapdog.
- In the 1813 painting that serves as her book's striking dust jacket, an elegant D. A. Derzhavina, tiny lapdog on her arm, gestures proudly to a magnificent estate standing in the distance across a lush green landscape.
- Or maybe not, because he's busy living in the moment with his peaceful lapdog Maui, forging a human-canine spiritual connection that no game of fetch could afford.
- There are cuboid watermelons and giant tomatoes, as well as little vignette inserts punctuating the picture - a fruit fly, a strand of human DNA, a repulsive overbred lapdog framed in a prize-winning blue rosette.
- No doubt a tale of jealousy, murder and suicide makes the perfect complement to a lovely summer evening: the audience lolling on the lawn, lapdogs yapping as characters attack each other.
- It was at the Berteliére that I observed lapdogs at every table and decided to take Gregory into the dining room - telling him he was far too big to sit on my lap and would have to make himself as inconspicuous as possible.
- This is a world of lace, lapdogs, knee-breeches trimmed with silk ribbons, rich textures, glowing colour and shadows pregnant with meaning.
- As the men got older, a woman's influence sometimes softened at least the canine profile, usually via a cute lapdog to complement hubby's Cujo.
1. 1.1 A person or organization which is influenced or controlled by another.
  the government and its media lapdogs
  Example sentencesExamples
  I predict this is where you will get the lapdog of big business (yes, government) interfering.
  I was precise; she and most of her media lapdogs were not.
  They will be faithful little lapdogs to their appointing masters.
  That's why I'll be watching closely to see how the lapdogs of the American media react to this story.
  And so being a lapdog to the United States, or as he says deputy sheriff to the United States I think is an outrageous concept.
  The inference was that Japan needed to be a lapdog.
  In other words, the so-called ethics watchdog was clearly always a lapdog.
  With all the talk we hear constantly about the ‘liberal’ media, the truth is that the media generally acts as a lapdog and bullhorn for the government.
  Will its members just be lapdogs, or withdraw their support for, and confidence in, the Labour Government?
  But correcting those mistakes would require a far more sweeping re-examination of America's involvement in the Middle East than our foreign policy elites and their media lapdogs will ever permit.
  I guess he wouldn't be able to work anywhere else, unless the media outlet needs a lapdog.
  Like lapdogs, most of the country's tabloid press fell into line.
  I challenge those parties in the House who have come to the Chamber, like lapdogs for the Labour Government, to try to say they support this bill.
  The leader does surround himself with lapdogs and sidekicks, people who have been involved in attempted rape, paedophilia, wife battering.
  How can the Minister assure us that that board will be well representative of the profession, and that its members will not simply be the Government's lapdogs.
  The lapdogs of the controlled press even have to take the time to waste column space ‘refuting’ what is becoming increasingly obvious to everyone.
  Even earlier in the day he was chasing people up on leave forecasts - being the lapdog for Gavin even though he keeps telling all and sundry that he despises him.
  There will be no more political lapdogs subsumed by the larger party, but a mutually beneficial arrangement that serves the nation's interests.
  Prof. Mahmood rightly observes that the commission can either be a lapdog of the government of the day or the watchdog of the rights of the underprivileged.
  The Greens seem to think that Australia actually spending money on defense (unlike some pacific nations I could think of) makes them American lapdogs.

单词	lapdog
释义	Definition of lapdog in English: lapdog nounˈlapdɒɡˈlæpˌdɔɡ 1A small pampered pet dog. Example sentencesExamples It was at the Berteliére that I observed lapdogs at every table and decided to take Gregory into the dining room - telling him he was far too big to sit on my lap and would have to make himself as inconspicuous as possible. No doubt a tale of jealousy, murder and suicide makes the perfect complement to a lovely summer evening: the audience lolling on the lawn, lapdogs yapping as characters attack each other. In the 1813 painting that serves as her book's striking dust jacket, an elegant D. A. Derzhavina, tiny lapdog on her arm, gestures proudly to a magnificent estate standing in the distance across a lush green landscape. Or maybe not, because he's busy living in the moment with his peaceful lapdog Maui, forging a human-canine spiritual connection that no game of fetch could afford. I mused on this for a while, not noticing the gentle brush of the wind on my cheeks, the insistent yapping of a nearby rat-like lapdog, nor the rumble of the Suburban traffic. There is no doubt that in the canine afterlife, Maltese poodles are the lapdogs that inhabit level nine of Dante's vision of hell. This is a world of lace, lapdogs, knee-breeches trimmed with silk ribbons, rich textures, glowing colour and shadows pregnant with meaning. Hey, Britney… what are you going to call your little lapdog? As the men got older, a woman's influence sometimes softened at least the canine profile, usually via a cute lapdog to complement hubby's Cujo. My dog wouldn't be some little barking lapdog, it would be a full-size, slobbery, jumps up on you and gets you muddy dog. Why is it that right about now I feel as if I was just scolded by one of those Fifth Avenue Ladies Who Lunch because I almost stepped on her pet lapdog, as she was in between ‘shopping adventures’? Fluffy white lapdogs, of the sort seen in the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, seem to have been the most popular. St Tropez conjures up images of topless beaches, the super-rich and their lapdogs, luxury yachts, blondes, leathery millionaire playboys and champagne-soaked debauchery. In LA, they don't tell you to reach out to your fellow humans, they tell you to spend time with your lapdog. There are cuboid watermelons and giant tomatoes, as well as little vignette inserts punctuating the picture - a fruit fly, a strand of human DNA, a repulsive overbred lapdog framed in a prize-winning blue rosette. 1.1 A person or organization which is influenced or controlled by another. the government and its media lapdogs Example sentencesExamples Will its members just be lapdogs, or withdraw their support for, and confidence in, the Labour Government? I was precise; she and most of her media lapdogs were not. The inference was that Japan needed to be a lapdog. I guess he wouldn't be able to work anywhere else, unless the media outlet needs a lapdog. But correcting those mistakes would require a far more sweeping re-examination of America's involvement in the Middle East than our foreign policy elites and their media lapdogs will ever permit. Prof. Mahmood rightly observes that the commission can either be a lapdog of the government of the day or the watchdog of the rights of the underprivileged. The lapdogs of the controlled press even have to take the time to waste column space ‘refuting’ what is becoming increasingly obvious to everyone. And so being a lapdog to the United States, or as he says deputy sheriff to the United States I think is an outrageous concept. Even earlier in the day he was chasing people up on leave forecasts - being the lapdog for Gavin even though he keeps telling all and sundry that he despises him. The Greens seem to think that Australia actually spending money on defense (unlike some pacific nations I could think of) makes them American lapdogs. I predict this is where you will get the lapdog of big business (yes, government) interfering. In other words, the so-called ethics watchdog was clearly always a lapdog. That's why I'll be watching closely to see how the lapdogs of the American media react to this story. I challenge those parties in the House who have come to the Chamber, like lapdogs for the Labour Government, to try to say they support this bill. Like lapdogs, most of the country's tabloid press fell into line. They will be faithful little lapdogs to their appointing masters. There will be no more political lapdogs subsumed by the larger party, but a mutually beneficial arrangement that serves the nation's interests. The leader does surround himself with lapdogs and sidekicks, people who have been involved in attempted rape, paedophilia, wife battering. How can the Minister assure us that that board will be well representative of the profession, and that its members will not simply be the Government's lapdogs. With all the talk we hear constantly about the ‘liberal’ media, the truth is that the media generally acts as a lapdog and bullhorn for the government. Definition of lapdog in US English: lapdog (also lap dog) nounˈlapˌdôɡˈlæpˌdɔɡ 1A small dog kept as a pet. Example sentencesExamples My dog wouldn't be some little barking lapdog, it would be a full-size, slobbery, jumps up on you and gets you muddy dog. There is no doubt that in the canine afterlife, Maltese poodles are the lapdogs that inhabit level nine of Dante's vision of hell. I mused on this for a while, not noticing the gentle brush of the wind on my cheeks, the insistent yapping of a nearby rat-like lapdog, nor the rumble of the Suburban traffic. St Tropez conjures up images of topless beaches, the super-rich and their lapdogs, luxury yachts, blondes, leathery millionaire playboys and champagne-soaked debauchery. Fluffy white lapdogs, of the sort seen in the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, seem to have been the most popular. Why is it that right about now I feel as if I was just scolded by one of those Fifth Avenue Ladies Who Lunch because I almost stepped on her pet lapdog, as she was in between ‘shopping adventures’? Hey, Britney… what are you going to call your little lapdog? In LA, they don't tell you to reach out to your fellow humans, they tell you to spend time with your lapdog. In the 1813 painting that serves as her book's striking dust jacket, an elegant D. A. Derzhavina, tiny lapdog on her arm, gestures proudly to a magnificent estate standing in the distance across a lush green landscape. Or maybe not, because he's busy living in the moment with his peaceful lapdog Maui, forging a human-canine spiritual connection that no game of fetch could afford. There are cuboid watermelons and giant tomatoes, as well as little vignette inserts punctuating the picture - a fruit fly, a strand of human DNA, a repulsive overbred lapdog framed in a prize-winning blue rosette. No doubt a tale of jealousy, murder and suicide makes the perfect complement to a lovely summer evening: the audience lolling on the lawn, lapdogs yapping as characters attack each other. It was at the Berteliére that I observed lapdogs at every table and decided to take Gregory into the dining room - telling him he was far too big to sit on my lap and would have to make himself as inconspicuous as possible. This is a world of lace, lapdogs, knee-breeches trimmed with silk ribbons, rich textures, glowing colour and shadows pregnant with meaning. As the men got older, a woman's influence sometimes softened at least the canine profile, usually via a cute lapdog to complement hubby's Cujo. 1.1 A person or organization which is influenced or controlled by another. the government and its media lapdogs Example sentencesExamples I predict this is where you will get the lapdog of big business (yes, government) interfering. I was precise; she and most of her media lapdogs were not. They will be faithful little lapdogs to their appointing masters. That's why I'll be watching closely to see how the lapdogs of the American media react to this story. And so being a lapdog to the United States, or as he says deputy sheriff to the United States I think is an outrageous concept. The inference was that Japan needed to be a lapdog. In other words, the so-called ethics watchdog was clearly always a lapdog. With all the talk we hear constantly about the ‘liberal’ media, the truth is that the media generally acts as a lapdog and bullhorn for the government. Will its members just be lapdogs, or withdraw their support for, and confidence in, the Labour Government? But correcting those mistakes would require a far more sweeping re-examination of America's involvement in the Middle East than our foreign policy elites and their media lapdogs will ever permit. I guess he wouldn't be able to work anywhere else, unless the media outlet needs a lapdog. Like lapdogs, most of the country's tabloid press fell into line. I challenge those parties in the House who have come to the Chamber, like lapdogs for the Labour Government, to try to say they support this bill. The leader does surround himself with lapdogs and sidekicks, people who have been involved in attempted rape, paedophilia, wife battering. How can the Minister assure us that that board will be well representative of the profession, and that its members will not simply be the Government's lapdogs. The lapdogs of the controlled press even have to take the time to waste column space ‘refuting’ what is becoming increasingly obvious to everyone. Even earlier in the day he was chasing people up on leave forecasts - being the lapdog for Gavin even though he keeps telling all and sundry that he despises him. There will be no more political lapdogs subsumed by the larger party, but a mutually beneficial arrangement that serves the nation's interests. Prof. Mahmood rightly observes that the commission can either be a lapdog of the government of the day or the watchdog of the rights of the underprivileged. The Greens seem to think that Australia actually spending money on defense (unlike some pacific nations I could think of) makes them American lapdogs.
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